Finance Analyst job at Battersea Full Time NEW

inance Analyst – Retail (Shrinkage & Cost) Why join? This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing, value-focused retail business with a strong presence across the UK high street. The company has built a reputation for delivering great service, maintaining a people-first culture and offering genuine career development opportunities.

You’ll be part of a wider international retail group, giving you exposure to a large, multi-brand environment while still working in a down-to-earth, collaborative UK team. The business continues to invest in its people and has been recognised for its positive workplace culture in recent years.

The role We’re looking for a Finance Analyst to join a high-performing Retail Finance team, supporting key areas including shrinkage, store performance and cost control.

This is a highly visible role where you’ll take ownership of key processes, work closely with both finance and operational stakeholders, and play a key part in turning data into meaningful commercial insight.

Key responsibilities

• Take ownership of month-end processes relating to shrinkage, ensuring accurate and timely P&L and balance sheet reporting
• Deliver reporting and analysis on stock loss, security costs and store performance
• Develop a strong understanding of shrinkage drivers to support forecasting and identify improvement opportunities
• Monitor and analyse security-related spend (e.g. guarding, CCTV), balancing cost efficiency with operational needs
• Partner with finance leaders and operational stakeholders on commercial reviews and cost control
• Manage cost centres and budgets, ensuring spend is tracked and well controlled
• Produce regular reporting on store profitability, sales trends and performance metrics
• Support with ad-hoc analysis across sales, performance and wider business initiatives

About you

• Part-qualified (PQ) ACCA / CIMA (or equivalent) and actively studying
• Experience within retail or FMCG environments
• Strong experience supporting month-end processes
• Confident working with large data sets and strong Excel skills
• Naturally curious and inquisitive, keen to understand the “why” behind the numbers
• Proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to take ownership and “own” the role
• Strong attention to detail, well organised and able to manage competing priorities
• Confident communicator who can build relationships across finance and non-finance teams
• Comfortable translating data into clear, actionable insights

What’s on offer

• Study support package (ACCA / CIMA)
• Strong exposure to commercial finance and senior stakeholders
• Opportunity to develop within a growing retail business
• Supportive, collaborative team environment